The project Land, Soil and Crop Information Services to support Climate-Smart Agriculture today marked the successful completion of its five-year implementation period with a closing event in Addis Ababa.
Co-funded by the European Union’s Development Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture (DeSIRA) program, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and ISRIC, the project has been active since 2021 in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda.
The initiative focused on strengthening national agricultural knowledge and innovation systems by developing sustainable Land, Soil, and Crop Information Hubs (LSC Hubs) within national research organisations. These hubs consolidate and connect existing datasets and information sources, offering open-access tools and data to support evidence-based agricultural decision-making.
The LSC Hubs are designed to serve agricultural stakeholders at national, regional, and local level by providing integrated information to support climate-smart agricultural practices, promote rural transformation, and strengthen food system resilience.
The project is implemented by a consortium led by Wageningen University & Research (WUR), in collaboration with ISRIC, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO), Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), World Agroforestry (ICRAF), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
The completion of the project marks an important milestone in the region’s efforts to leverage data and innovation for sustainable, climate-smart agriculture and more resilient food systems.